The Independence Collective

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This campaign was successful and closed on 19/09/2018 at 9:00 PM.

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The Independence Collective

Project 2018-07-26 11:52:34 +1200

George Duncan and Neville Pug discussing the brewing process.

From small seeds extraordinary things can grow, from the desire to try something new, to a desire to become financially independent. From home brewing to contract brewing!

We are The Independence Collective!

The Independence Collective are a group of individuals with an intellectual disability seeking to gain financial independence by coming together as a collective under the entrepreneurial spirit.

Struggling to find employment opportunities in todays competitive job market we have taken it upon ourselves to create our own opportunities. The first of these opportunities is the launch of our own beer label under the brand The Independence Collective. Our first brew will be "Neville" a craft Pale Ale brewed in partnership with Duncan's Brewing here on the Kapiti Coast.

This is only the beginning, the beginning for both us and for those who will join the collective as we grow. We have many more ideas for creating further business and employment opportunities. We would love to have your support for our PledgeMe Campaign.

By supporting our project through PledgeMe you will not only become part of this incredible new initiative, you will also be supporting us to gain our financial independence.

Please support us on our journey.

We have recieved overwhelming support from a number of individuals and groups to get us this far. We now need your support to make our dream of financial independence a reality.

You can get behind our campaign by grabbing one of the amazing rewards on offer and by sharing our pledge with everyone you know.

Thank you so much for your support.

Janie, Nathan, Neville and Cameron

(Check us out on Facebook)

 

 

How Will Your Money Be Used?

It will help in the development and brew of our first batch of 'Neville' Pale Ale.

Enable us to secure a small office space to run our collective from.

Allow us to purchase a coolstore to keep Neville cool and fresh so when he arrives on your doorstep he is at his best.

Some office furniture and other items essential in the day to day running of our business.

 

 

 

 

Check out some of the positive press we have recieved so far:

The Dominion Post and Stuff

The New Zealand Herald

Comments

Updates 5

Bottling Day for Neville

26/10/2018 at 3:21 PM

Last week was yet another milestone in our journey toward financial independence. We all met at Duncans for the long awaited bottling of our Neville Pale Ale. Check out the photo's below.

Now the brew is bottled we can begin delivering the rewards to you.

A big thank you to all those who have already provided delivery adresses and t-shirt sizes for their rewards. There are still a few of you that have not, so f we could get these by Sunday evening at the latest we should be able to start delivering rewards as early as next week. 

Thank you all again for the support and encouragement we have recieved to date.

Janie, Neville, Cameron and Nathan.

Tasting The Final Brew

14/10/2018 at 9:32 PM

Tasting the final brew at Duncan's Brewery

We had a busy time last week organising the final touches to the labels. As you can see we had a tasting at the brewery. Feedback to date is that it is a great tasting beer.

The brew is now finished and ready to be bottled. This will happen over the next couple of days. Once this is done we can begin delivering the rewards. For those of you that are awaiting rewards can you please e-mail us through a delivery address. For those of you who have a t-shirt as part of that reward could you include a size preference. Our e-mail is [email protected]. Once we have your details we will let you know when to expect delivery.

Thank you again for all the support we have recieved to date. It has been an amazing journey so far, and as Cameron keeps saying...'this is only the beginning.'

Janie, Nathan, Cameron and Neville

The Independence Collective.

Our Dream Becomes A Reality

30/09/2018 at 12:42 PM

Friday was an exciting day for our collective. It was the day our dream turned into a reality. We spent the morning with George Duncan at the brewery learning all about the brewing process and getting that first batch under way so we can fulfil your rewards and start selling our beer. A big thank you to George for taking the time to explain things to us as we worked and for allowing us the opportunity to get our hands dirty and participate in the process. It was an awesome day!

 

The beer is now well on its way and should be available within the next three weeks. We are still hard at work in the background finalising label designs, t-shirt designs and getting the rewards ready to deliver to you all. Thank you for all the support we have received so far. We will update you again soon.

 

Janie, Nathan, Cameron and Neville,

 

The Independence Collective

A heart felt thank you to you all

20/09/2018 at 9:58 PM

Thank you all so much for your support. We have reached our goal and are now hard at work to get all the rewards out to you. We will keep you posted every step of the way with news and updates as we progress.

The first bit of news is the beer itself. We spoke with George at Duncan's today and he will begin the brewing process next week. We are so excited to be part of this process and will keep you updated with photo's and comments as we go. The brew process takes around two and a half to three weeks so as soon as those bottles roll off the line we will get them to you.

We are already working on the other rewards so will time everything to be sent out once that beer is bottled and ready to go.

Thank you all once again for your amazing support and encouragement. It has been an incredible journey so far and we could not have done it without you.

Take care, we will update you again soon.

Janie, Neville, Nathan and Cameron

The Independence Collective

Campaign Update

30/08/2018 at 4:55 PM

To all our followers and supporters. We would like to thank you all for the amazing response we have received for our project to date. We have been given the opportunity by PledgeMe to lower our target amount and extend our deadline. We have therefore taken the time to rethink our goals and get back to basics. The most important thing for us is to begin brewing beer. We have had an offer by a national liquor retailer but need beer to sell them. The new target of $14000 reflects our new goal. 2000 litres of beer brewed, bottled and ready for sale. Please get behind our project and help us reach this new goal.  

 

The new end date for the campaign is now the 16th of September. Check out the site, grab a reward or two and help us get that first brew on the shelves for sale.

 

Thank you.

 

Janie, Nathan, Cameron and Neville

 

The Independence Collective

    Pledgers 117

    Anonymous pledger
    22/08/2018 at 1:32pm

    "Good luck! "

    Anonymous pledger
    20/08/2018 at 10:26am

    "Best of luck!"

    Anonymous pledger
    19/08/2018 at 7:33pm
    Karen Radich
    19/08/2018 at 9:17am
    Helen Sinclair
    18/08/2018 at 9:00pm

    "Congratulations and look forward to visiting one day wearing my Neville Tee shirt"

    Charlie mcintosh
    17/08/2018 at 7:52pm

    "Looking forward to trying the beer Team!"

    Steve
    17/08/2018 at 4:01pm

    "Good luck"

    Amanda Gardner
    17/08/2018 at 3:56pm

    "JQBrew Datacom #beerforgood :)"

    Mike Bullock
    16/08/2018 at 1:57pm
    Junichi Takashio
    16/08/2018 at 11:47am

    "I am praying that your projects succeed. "

    Anonymous pledger
    15/08/2018 at 7:52pm
    Phil Sudlow
    14/08/2018 at 10:43pm
    Bridget Cassie
    14/08/2018 at 12:14pm
    Anonymous pledger
    13/08/2018 at 10:19pm

    "What a great idea! Good luck to Nathan and friends! "

    Val Grose
    10/08/2018 at 11:14pm

    "Good luck, I wish you great success and fun learning"

    Malcolm Macaskill
    10/08/2018 at 3:33pm
    Vivian Gandar
    10/08/2018 at 12:55pm

    "Go for it! "

    Ben Castelow
    10/08/2018 at 12:38pm
    Elena
    09/08/2018 at 1:49pm
    Sarah Biddiscombe
    08/08/2018 at 1:41pm
    Linn
    08/08/2018 at 10:22am
    Tiffany Stratford
    08/08/2018 at 9:35am
    Anonymous pledger
    07/08/2018 at 2:15pm
    Tara Holmes
    07/08/2018 at 11:13am

    "This is the most AMAZING initiative! Can't wait to share in with the celebrating !❤"

    Craft Beer College
    07/08/2018 at 9:58am

    "Good luck with Neville"

    Debbie Ward
    06/08/2018 at 11:11pm

    "I wish you all the best if luck with this venture and all future endeavours "

    Louise Tziakis
    04/08/2018 at 8:56pm

    "👍 all the very best with a very cool idea"

    Nick Taylor
    04/08/2018 at 8:35pm
    Gordon Cumming
    04/08/2018 at 2:06pm

    "Awesome initiative guys..."

    Danica Anderson
    03/08/2018 at 8:30pm

    "Can't wait team. Super excited."

    The Independence Collective

    Project 2018-07-26 11:52:34 +1200

    George Duncan and Neville Pug discussing the brewing process.

    From small seeds extraordinary things can grow, from the desire to try something new, to a desire to become financially independent. From home brewing to contract brewing!

    We are The Independence Collective!

    The Independence Collective are a group of individuals with an intellectual disability seeking to gain financial independence by coming together as a collective under the entrepreneurial spirit.

    Struggling to find employment opportunities in todays competitive job market we have taken it upon ourselves to create our own opportunities. The first of these opportunities is the launch of our own beer label under the brand The Independence Collective. Our first brew will be "Neville" a craft Pale Ale brewed in partnership with Duncan's Brewing here on the Kapiti Coast.

    This is only the beginning, the beginning for both us and for those who will join the collective as we grow. We have many more ideas for creating further business and employment opportunities. We would love to have your support for our PledgeMe Campaign.

    By supporting our project through PledgeMe you will not only become part of this incredible new initiative, you will also be supporting us to gain our financial independence.

    Please support us on our journey.

    We have recieved overwhelming support from a number of individuals and groups to get us this far. We now need your support to make our dream of financial independence a reality.

    You can get behind our campaign by grabbing one of the amazing rewards on offer and by sharing our pledge with everyone you know.

    Thank you so much for your support.

    Janie, Nathan, Neville and Cameron

    (Check us out on Facebook)

     

     

    How Will Your Money Be Used?

    It will help in the development and brew of our first batch of 'Neville' Pale Ale.

    Enable us to secure a small office space to run our collective from.

    Allow us to purchase a coolstore to keep Neville cool and fresh so when he arrives on your doorstep he is at his best.

    Some office furniture and other items essential in the day to day running of our business.

     

     

     

     

    Check out some of the positive press we have recieved so far:

    The Dominion Post and Stuff

    The New Zealand Herald

    Comments

    Bottling Day for Neville

    26/10/2018 at 3:21 PM

    Last week was yet another milestone in our journey toward financial independence. We all met at Duncans for the long awaited bottling of our Neville Pale Ale. Check out the photo's below.

    Now the brew is bottled we can begin delivering the rewards to you.

    A big thank you to all those who have already provided delivery adresses and t-shirt sizes for their rewards. There are still a few of you that have not, so f we could get these by Sunday evening at the latest we should be able to start delivering rewards as early as next week. 

    Thank you all again for the support and encouragement we have recieved to date.

    Janie, Neville, Cameron and Nathan.

    Tasting The Final Brew

    14/10/2018 at 9:32 PM

    Tasting the final brew at Duncan's Brewery

    We had a busy time last week organising the final touches to the labels. As you can see we had a tasting at the brewery. Feedback to date is that it is a great tasting beer.

    The brew is now finished and ready to be bottled. This will happen over the next couple of days. Once this is done we can begin delivering the rewards. For those of you that are awaiting rewards can you please e-mail us through a delivery address. For those of you who have a t-shirt as part of that reward could you include a size preference. Our e-mail is [email protected]. Once we have your details we will let you know when to expect delivery.

    Thank you again for all the support we have recieved to date. It has been an amazing journey so far, and as Cameron keeps saying...'this is only the beginning.'

    Janie, Nathan, Cameron and Neville

    The Independence Collective.

    Our Dream Becomes A Reality

    30/09/2018 at 12:42 PM

    Friday was an exciting day for our collective. It was the day our dream turned into a reality. We spent the morning with George Duncan at the brewery learning all about the brewing process and getting that first batch under way so we can fulfil your rewards and start selling our beer. A big thank you to George for taking the time to explain things to us as we worked and for allowing us the opportunity to get our hands dirty and participate in the process. It was an awesome day!

     

    The beer is now well on its way and should be available within the next three weeks. We are still hard at work in the background finalising label designs, t-shirt designs and getting the rewards ready to deliver to you all. Thank you for all the support we have received so far. We will update you again soon.

     

    Janie, Nathan, Cameron and Neville,

     

    The Independence Collective

    A heart felt thank you to you all

    20/09/2018 at 9:58 PM

    Thank you all so much for your support. We have reached our goal and are now hard at work to get all the rewards out to you. We will keep you posted every step of the way with news and updates as we progress.

    The first bit of news is the beer itself. We spoke with George at Duncan's today and he will begin the brewing process next week. We are so excited to be part of this process and will keep you updated with photo's and comments as we go. The brew process takes around two and a half to three weeks so as soon as those bottles roll off the line we will get them to you.

    We are already working on the other rewards so will time everything to be sent out once that beer is bottled and ready to go.

    Thank you all once again for your amazing support and encouragement. It has been an incredible journey so far and we could not have done it without you.

    Take care, we will update you again soon.

    Janie, Neville, Nathan and Cameron

    The Independence Collective

    Campaign Update

    30/08/2018 at 4:55 PM

    To all our followers and supporters. We would like to thank you all for the amazing response we have received for our project to date. We have been given the opportunity by PledgeMe to lower our target amount and extend our deadline. We have therefore taken the time to rethink our goals and get back to basics. The most important thing for us is to begin brewing beer. We have had an offer by a national liquor retailer but need beer to sell them. The new target of $14000 reflects our new goal. 2000 litres of beer brewed, bottled and ready for sale. Please get behind our project and help us reach this new goal.  

     

    The new end date for the campaign is now the 16th of September. Check out the site, grab a reward or two and help us get that first brew on the shelves for sale.

     

    Thank you.

     

    Janie, Nathan, Cameron and Neville

     

    The Independence Collective

      Anonymous pledger
      22/08/2018 at 1:32pm

      "Good luck! "

      Anonymous pledger
      20/08/2018 at 10:26am

      "Best of luck!"

      Anonymous pledger
      19/08/2018 at 7:33pm
      Karen Radich
      19/08/2018 at 9:17am
      Helen Sinclair
      18/08/2018 at 9:00pm

      "Congratulations and look forward to visiting one day wearing my Neville Tee shirt"

      Charlie mcintosh
      17/08/2018 at 7:52pm

      "Looking forward to trying the beer Team!"

      Steve
      17/08/2018 at 4:01pm

      "Good luck"

      Amanda Gardner
      17/08/2018 at 3:56pm

      "JQBrew Datacom #beerforgood :)"

      Mike Bullock
      16/08/2018 at 1:57pm
      Junichi Takashio
      16/08/2018 at 11:47am

      "I am praying that your projects succeed. "

      Anonymous pledger
      15/08/2018 at 7:52pm
      Phil Sudlow
      14/08/2018 at 10:43pm
      Bridget Cassie
      14/08/2018 at 12:14pm
      Anonymous pledger
      13/08/2018 at 10:19pm

      "What a great idea! Good luck to Nathan and friends! "

      Val Grose
      10/08/2018 at 11:14pm

      "Good luck, I wish you great success and fun learning"

      Malcolm Macaskill
      10/08/2018 at 3:33pm
      Vivian Gandar
      10/08/2018 at 12:55pm

      "Go for it! "

      Ben Castelow
      10/08/2018 at 12:38pm
      Elena
      09/08/2018 at 1:49pm
      Sarah Biddiscombe
      08/08/2018 at 1:41pm
      Linn
      08/08/2018 at 10:22am
      Tiffany Stratford
      08/08/2018 at 9:35am
      Anonymous pledger
      07/08/2018 at 2:15pm
      Tara Holmes
      07/08/2018 at 11:13am

      "This is the most AMAZING initiative! Can't wait to share in with the celebrating !❤"

      Craft Beer College
      07/08/2018 at 9:58am

      "Good luck with Neville"

      Debbie Ward
      06/08/2018 at 11:11pm

      "I wish you all the best if luck with this venture and all future endeavours "

      Louise Tziakis
      04/08/2018 at 8:56pm

      "👍 all the very best with a very cool idea"

      Nick Taylor
      04/08/2018 at 8:35pm
      Gordon Cumming
      04/08/2018 at 2:06pm

      "Awesome initiative guys..."

      Danica Anderson
      03/08/2018 at 8:30pm

      "Can't wait team. Super excited."

      This campaign was successful and got its funding on 19/09/2018 at 9:00 PM.